Principal Systems Architect – Electronic Warfare

The Opportunity:
CACI's Mastodon Design is hiring a Principal Systems Architect to help lead our Electronic Warfare systems engineering practice in Rochester, NY. This is a senior technical leadership role: you'll build and mentor a growing systems engineering team, shape how systems engineering principles get applied across our product development lifecycle, and partner across engineering, business development, and program management to keep our EW/SIGINT programs moving. You'll also stay close to the technical work — from RF/EW system architecture to the accessories and third-party components that round out our fielded solutions.
Responsibilities:

• Build, grow, and mentor the systems engineering team — closing skill gaps and supporting hiring, development, and coaching
• Shape systems engineering practices across product development — requirements, trade studies, interfaces, and testing — and help make them repeatable across programs
• Shape EW system architecture and technology roadmaps at the enterprise level, guided by mission and threat requirements
• Design system architecture, interfaces, and spectrum/waveform coverage for EW payloads, jammers, and RF sensing subsystems, including CONEMP/CONOPS input
• Partner with the CTO and engineering leadership to help drive strategic technical direction
• Partner across Business Development, Product/Program Management, and customers — building alignment and presenting architecture trade-offs to keep programs moving
• Support proposals with technical write-ups and basis of estimates (BoEs)
• Evaluate and manage third-party OEM accessories, partnering with Product Line Management to keep the catalog current

Qualifications:
Required: 

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years of related experience, with meaningful background in RF/EW systems (EA, ES, EP, or spectrum warfare), including experience mentoring or growing an engineering team
• Working knowledge of the threat/EW environment (e.g., radar/comms threat libraries, spectrum deconfliction) is a plus
• Experience establishing or maturing systems engineering practices within a product development organization
• Comfortable working across engineering, business development, product, and program management to move things forward
• Strong communication skills, with experience briefing leadership and working through differing stakeholder priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Visio
• There is no clearance requirement to begin employment. As a condition of continued employment, you will be required to obtain a Secret clearance.

Desired:

• Hands-on experience with antenna design, RF front-end architecture, or antenna pattern and placement trade-offs
• Experience with RF propagation, link budgets, or antenna integration on vehicle, airborne, or man-portable platforms
• Exposure to SIGINT collection systems, spectrum sensing hardware, or direction-finding techniques

What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is: